The Orion Chargers will face off against the El Paso-Gridley Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Orion will be looking to extend their current 14-game winning streak.
Orion is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Riverdale.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Orion who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-27, 25-10.
Lainey Kunert had a dynamite game for Orion, getting 11 digs, six kills, and 24 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Knupp, who had 14 kills, three digs, and two aces.
Meanwhile, El Paso-Gridley entered their tilt with Eureka on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Hornets by a score of 2-0.
El Paso-Gridley easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-10.
Orion pushed their record up to 31-6 with the win, which was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season. As for El Paso-Gridley, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-7 record this season.
Orion was able to grind out a solid victory over El Paso-Gridley when the teams last played back in November of 2019, winning 2-0. Does Orion have another victory up their sleeve, or will El Paso-Gridley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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